Underwater Photo Location: Grapple Rocks, Christmas Island

Grapple Rocks was an expansive pinnacle which peaked at forty-five feet. A dive to sixty feet revealed boulders and rock formations with increasing coral density approaching the summit. Flame angels abounded, as well as rabbit, trigger and filefishes. Large anemones with delicate, lacy, pink-tipped tentacles could be seen, and dozens of juvenile three-spot damsels danced before their anemone hosts. A common encounter is inquisitive green, leather back, or hawksbill turtles.

Facts about Grapple Rocks, Christmas Island

• It is in Kiribati
• Grapple Rocks, Christmas Island is in the Pacific.
• The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
• The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.